Archives of Hygiene Sciences1Arch Hyg SciMedical Scienceshttp://jhygiene.muq.ac.ir1admin2251-92032322-49168714888813enjalali1393101gregorian20151141online1fulltextenStudying the Rate of Heat Stress in BakersعمومىGeneralپژوهشيResearch<table align="left" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="width:457px;">
<p><strong>Background &amp;Aims of the </strong><strong>Study:</strong> Nowadays heat stress is one of the most current harmful physical agents in workplaces. Attentions to recognized consequences of heat stress and have no information about heat stress in Ardabil bakeries, this study have been done in 2013.</p>
<p><strong>Materials &amp; Methods: </strong>This cross sectional research has been done in 96 different bread types bakeries in Ardabil. Among 301 bakeries in Ardabil city, 96 of them have been selected by stratified random sampling method. These 96 bakeries include 32 Barbaric bakeries, 45 Lavash, 15 Sangak and 4 special bakeries. To determine heat stress, WBGT index and WBGT meter made of Casella Company have been used.<a name="OLE_LINK1"></a></p>
<p><strong>Results: </strong>Mean of total WBGT index in oven workstation and kneader workstation showed this index in traditional Barbaric, Lavash, Sangak, respectively was more than special bakeries. Special bakeries have least heat stress among other bakeries. This study showed 80.2% of workers in oven workstation and kneader workstation had heat stress.</p>
<p><strong>Conclusions:</strong> According to results of this study can state indoor WBGT index in special bakeries with least level of heat stress is better than other bakeries and traditional Barbaric identified as most unsuitable place. Workers in traditional bakeries exposed to heat stress.</p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
Heat Stress,WBGT,Bakers712http://jhygiene.muq.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-74&slc_lang=en&sid=enJavadMalakouti1003194753284600114710031947532846001147NoaDepartment of Occupational Health Engineering, School of Health, Qom University of Medical Science, Qom, IranAhmad Reza Yari1003194753284600114810031947532846001148NobResearch Center for Environmental Pollutants, Qom university of Medical Sciences, Qom, IranNavid Safavi1003194753284600114910031947532846001149NocSchool of Health, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.Gharib Majidi1003194753284600115010031947532846001150NodSchool of Health, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran.Shahram NazariShahramnazari73@yahoo.com1003194753284600115110031947532846001151Yes
dSchool of Health, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran.Soudabeh Alizadeh Matboo1003194753284600115210031947532846001152NoeSchool of Health, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, IranShahram Arsangh Jang1003194753284600115310031947532846001153NofDepartment of Public Health, School of Health, Qom University of Medical Science, Qom, Iran.Mohammad Soleimanpour Nouran1003194753284600115410031947532846001154NoeSchool of Health, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran